Quinn Hughes
Minnesota Wild · #43 · Defenseman · age 27 · 5'10" · 180 lb · shoots LBorn 🇺🇸 Orlando, Florida · Drafted 2018 · Rd 1 #7
OFFENSIVE DEFENSEMAN1.31 points/game from the blue line this season
21 points in 16 games — 2nd of 228 defensemen. The average defenseman has 4.2.
47HEAT · FORM, LAST 5 GAMES ↑ +6hotter than 96% of defensemen · average defenseman 15
52ENERGY · MODERATEaverage defenseman 92 · last game yesterday
SCOUTING REPORT · AI, FROM THE NUMBERS
The player.
WHO HE IS · LONG TERM
Quinn Hughes is the ultimate offensive architect, a wizard on skates who logs iron-man minutes quarterbacking the Wild's attack from the backend. With a career assist-to-goal ratio that screams pure playmaker, he's the engine driving puck possession and making every forward around him more dangerous.
RIGHT NOW · LAST 5 GAMES
Hughes is assisting at a slightly reduced pace, but his scoring touch remains evident with recent points and increased ice time. While his breakout delta suggests a minor dip, he's a consistent offensive force who remains a must-watch.
FORM OVER TIME · GAME BY GAME
Heat over time.
Up from 24 to 47 in his last 5 games — top 5% of defensemen, against an average defenseman at 15.
Now 47 · +19 over these 16 games
━● Heat after each game╍ average defenseman (15)┈ top 5% of defensemen (44)
LAST 5 GAMES
The last stretch.
8 points and 3 goals in 5 games — 1.2× his usual pace, and 4.9× what an average defenseman scores in 5 games. He's shooting 23% in this stretch against 11% on the season.
| LAST 5 GAMES | HIM | HIS USUAL · PER 5 GAMES | AVERAGE DEFENSEMAN | VERDICT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 3 | 1.6 | 0.4 | ▲ 1.9× his usual |
| Assists | 5 | 5.0 | 1.3 | ≈ 1.0× his usual |
| Points | 8 | 6.6 | 1.6 | ▲ 1.2× his usual |
| Shots | 13 | 15 | 6 | ≈ 0.9× his usual |
| Shooting % | 23.1% | 10.6% | 6.3% | ▲ 2.2× his usual |
| Plus/minus | +2 | +2.5 | +0.0 | his usual |
| Ice time a game | 28:27 | 27:44 | 18:32 | ≈ 1.0× his usual |
| DATE | OPPONENT | RESULT | G | A | POINTS | SOG | +/- | TOI | HEAT AFTER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 1 | @ WSH | W | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 29:41 | 47 |
| Oct 29 | vs NYI | L | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 33:41 | 41 |
| Oct 27 | @ UTA | W | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 29:54 | 35 |
| Oct 25 | @ VAN | W | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | +1 | 26:10 | 24 |
| Oct 24 | @ SEA | W | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 22:49 | 0 |
THIS SEASON · 2026–27 · AMONG 228 DEFENSEMEN
Where he stands.
The bar runs from zero to the league's best defenseman; the white tick is the average defenseman.
Points2nd of 228 defensemen21leader 
Bouchard 26
Bouchard 26Goals2nd of 228 defensemen5leader Bouchard 8
Bouchard 8Assists2nd of 228 defensemen16leader Bouchard 18
Bouchard 18Shots2nd of 228 defensemen47leader Schaefer 52
Schaefer 52Power-play points3rd of 228 defensemen8leader 
Jones 11
Jones 11Plus/minus11th of 228 defensemen+8leader Bouchard +22
Bouchard +22Ice time a game2nd of 228 defensemen27:44leader 
Werenski 28:50
Werenski 28:50PERFORMANCE RADAR · PER GAME, PERCENTILE VS DEFENSEMEN
Shape of his game.
Separates in: ice time (99th), goals (97th), assists (97th). Nothing below the middle of the league.
■ Hughes this season╍ the average defenseman┈ top 5% of defensemen
CAREER · NHL REGULAR SEASON · SOURCE: NHL.COM
Season by season.
On pace for 108 points over 82 games, which would beat his best season so far: 92 in 2023–24.
| SEASON | TEAM | GP | G | A | PTS | POINTS PER GAME | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026–27 · now | MIN | 16 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 1.31 | +8 |
| 2025–26 | MIN | 48 | 5 | 48 | 53 | 1.10 | +6 |
| 2025–26 | VAN | 26 | 2 | 21 | 23 | 0.88 | −10 |
| 2024–25 | VAN | 68 | 16 | 60 | 76 | 1.12 | +2 |
| 2023–24 · best | VAN | 82 | 17 | 75 | 92 | 1.12 | +38 |
| 2022–23 | VAN | 78 | 7 | 69 | 76 | 0.97 | +15 |
| 2021–22 | VAN | 76 | 8 | 60 | 68 | 0.89 | +10 |
| 2020–21 | VAN | 56 | 3 | 38 | 41 | 0.73 | −24 |
| 2019–20 | VAN | 68 | 8 | 45 | 53 | 0.78 | −10 |
| 2018–19 | VAN | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.60 | 0 |